Haryana: News
03 Dec 2021
GurugramGurugram namaz row: Hindu protesters raise slogans; 6 detained
A group of right-wing Hindu protesters on Friday blocked Muslims from offering namaz (prayers) at a designated site in Gurugram, Haryana.
20 Nov 2021
MuslimsGurugram sees fresh protests over Friday namaz dispute
Gurugram on Friday witnessed fresh protests over the issue of offering namaz (prayers by Muslims) in the open.
14 Nov 2021
DelhiDelhi pollution: 4 Haryana districts shut schools, impose other curbs
Four Haryana districts bordering Delhi imposed fresh curbs on Sunday in light of the worsened air quality in the national capital.
06 Nov 2021
FarmersHaryana: Farmers attack BJP MP's car; hold party leaders hostage
Farmers' protests against three contentious farm laws had turned violent in Haryana on Friday after two senior BJP leaders were targeted by farmers in Hisar and Rohtak districts of the state.
30 Oct 2021
DelhiFirecracker ban: What are the rules in different states?
The festive season is here and so is the annual debate about the use of firecrackers around this time.
30 Oct 2021
West Bengal3 Lok Sabha, 29 Assembly by-polls today
By-polls to three Lok Sabha and 29 Assembly seats across 14 states and union territories began at 7 am on Saturday.
29 Oct 2021
Gurugram500 cops to guard namaz spots in Gurugram after threats
Nearly 500 police personnel will be deployed at five spots in Gurugram where Muslims offer namaz (prayers) on Friday.
27 Oct 2021
Sexual AssaultGurugram: Woman registers 7 'rape cases' against 7 different men
The Haryana State Commission for Women has asked the state police to probe allegations of "fake" rape cases registered by one woman.
22 Oct 2021
Farmers ProtestSinghu: Nihang arrested for assaulting poultry worker over 'free chicken'
A man identified as a Nihang sect member has been arrested for assaulting a poultry farm worker and breaking his leg at the Delhi-Haryana Singhu border.
07 Oct 2021
FarmersBJP MP's car hits protesting farmers in Haryana; 1 injured
Even as tensions from the Lakhimpur Kheri incident refuse to simmer down, farmers in Haryana alleged a car belonging to BJP MP Nayab Saini hit farmers protesting in Ambala.
04 Oct 2021
Manohar Lal Khattar'Tit-for-tat' against protesting farmers; Haryana CM calls for armed groups
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar is at the heart of a controversy after his remarks on the farmers' protest have gone viral.
02 Oct 2021
FarmersFarmers protest at Haryana CM Khattar's house; water cannons used
More than 1,000 Farmers protesting against the central government's three controversial farm laws gathered outside Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's house in Karnal on Saturday morning.
22 Sep 2021
ChandigarhHaryana government to give subsidy on purchase of e-vehicles: CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday said that the state government has decided to give a subsidy on the purchase of e-vehicles to encourage their use.
15 Sep 2021
West BengalHaryana: 7 kids die in 3 weeks; doctors in tizzy
At least seven children, all aged below 14, have died in Haryana's Chilli village in Palwal district in the past three weeks.
11 Sep 2021
KarnalHaryana standoff ends as government orders probe into Karnal incident
A week-long standoff between Farmers and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Haryana ended today after the fourth round of discussions.
09 Sep 2021
Anil VijKarnal lathi-charge: Action against farmers if guilty, says Haryana minister
As the farmers' protest against the August 28 police excess intensified, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday assured that the "entire Karnal episode" will be investigated.
08 Sep 2021
KarnalKarnal Kisan Mahapanchayat: Talks fail again; farmers plan permanent protest
Farmers protesting against the agricultural laws in Haryana have threatened a prolonged agitation in Karnal, alleging inaction by authorities in the matter of police excess on demonstrators on August 28.
08 Sep 2021
Farmers ProtestProtesters should specify farm law lacunae, government will rectify: Minister
The protesting farmers should point out the shortcomings in the new farm laws so that the government can rectify them, Union Minister Bhanu Pratap Verma said on Tuesday, alleging they were tutored into the agitation by Opposition parties.
07 Sep 2021
KarnalKarnal Kisan Mahapanchayat: Farmers march toward mini-secretariat as talks fail
Talks between 11 farmer leaders and the Karnal administration remained inconclusive on Tuesday, farmer leaders said.
06 Sep 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC refuses to hear plea on Singhu border farmers' protest
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a petition seeking directions to clear the Singhu border where farmers are protesting against the controversial farm laws.
06 Sep 2021
Manohar Lal KhattarSection 144 imposed in Karnal ahead of farmers' protest
Prohibitory orders banning the gathering of people were imposed in Haryana's Karnal district on Monday, a day ahead of a farmers' planned gherao of the mini-secretariat in Karnal over August 28 lathi-charge episode, officials said.
30 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiLathi-charge on farmers akin to second Jallianwala Bagh: Shiv Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday termed the lathi-charge on Farmers by the police in Haryana as the "second Jallianwala Bagh" and said the Khattar government has no right to remain in power anymore.
29 Aug 2021
Manohar Lal KhattarKarnal SDM orders cops to 'break heads' of protesting farmers
A video of Karnal Sub-Divisional Magistrate Ayush Sinha is doing the rounds on social media, where he can be heard ordering cops to "break the heads of protesting Farmers."
20 Jul 2021
RainfallThree dead in building collapse after heavy rains in Gurugram
Three people were killed in a building collapse and a body was retrieved from a flooded underpass in Haryana's Gurugram district, the police said on Monday.
17 Jul 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaFarmers protest in Haryana against sedition case amid high alert
Hundreds of farmers knocked down police barricades during their protest in Haryana's Sirsa district this afternoon against a sedition case and arrests made in connection to that.
15 Jul 2021
Farmers ProtestHaryana: 100 farmers charged with sedition for attacking official's car
The Haryana Police has charged over 100 farmers with sedition for allegedly attacking the official vehicle of Deputy Speaker Ranbir Gangwa during a weekend protest.
14 Jul 2021
Maruti SuzukiMaruti plant not shifting out of Haryana: CM Khattar
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday asserted that car maker Maruti's plant was not shifting out of Haryana and will remain in the state, and said opposition Congress' claims in this regard holds no merit.
06 Jul 2021
PunjabAfter Punjab, Haryana Congress faces turmoil over BS Hooda
As the Indian National Congress is trying to douse the fire in its Punjab state unit, the party is now facing another crisis in the neighboring Haryana.
03 Jul 2021
Government SchoolsHaryana: Private schools witness 42% decline in enrollments this year
Haryana has seen a 42% dip in enrollments at the state's private schools compared to last year as at least 12.51 lakh private school students failed to register for the current academic year even three months after it commenced.
01 Jul 2021
MonsoonIMD issues heatwave warning for northwest Indian regions, including Delhi
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that northwestern Indian regions, including Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Chandigarh, northern Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and northwestern Madhya Pradesh, are likely to witness heatwave conditions over the next two days.
24 Jun 2021
Dushyant Singh ChautalaKaran Chautala washes Devi Lal's statue in name of 'purification'
Two days after Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala unveiled an 18-feet tall statue of Devi Lal at the Chaudhary Devi Lal University in Sirsa, his cousin brother Karan Chautala on Wednesday washed it with holy Ganga water for "purification."
21 Jun 2021
Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana: Extra marks for students nurturing plant saplings, says CM
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday announced a new policy wherein extra marks will be given to those students from classes VIII to XII who will cater and nurture plant saplings.
19 Jun 2021
FarmersHaryana: 42-year-old dies near farmers' protest site, family alleges murder
A 42-year-old man from Jhajjar district in Haryana died due to burn injuries he had sustained earlier this week near the farmers' protest site at Tikri border.
15 Jun 2021
FaridabadMan allegedly beaten up in custody dies, 12 policemen booked
Twelve Faridabad Police personnel have been booked after the family of a 24-year-old man alleged that he was assaulted in police custody leading to his death, police said on Tuesday.
07 Jun 2021
IndiaDelhi, Mumbai, TN begin reopening from COVID-19 lockdown. What changes?
After seeing the world's worst coronavirus outbreak, India's COVID-19 situation is finally improving.
06 Jun 2021
VaccineHaryana may receive 60mn Sputnik V doses from Malta-based company
The Haryana government on Saturday said that a pharmaceutical company in Malta has expressed interest in supplying the state up to 60 million doses of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V.
04 Jun 2021
Manohar Lal KhattarKhattar directs officials to ramp-up health facilities for third wave
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday directed Deputy Commissioners across the state to ramp up health arrangements at community health centers (CHCs) and to be prepared for a potential COVID-19 third wave.
30 May 2021
CoronavirusCOVID-19: Haryana extends lockdown till June 7 with some relaxations
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday extended the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in the state till June 7.
23 May 2021
CoronavirusHaryana extends COVID-19 lockdown till May 31; some curbs eased
The Haryana government has extended its ongoing COVID-19 lockdown by another week. The lockdown was supposed to last until Monday (May 24). Some of the restrictions, however, have been relaxed.
20 May 2021
Manohar Lal KhattarVillagers in Jind defy lockdown norms, Hisar locals join in
A number of locals in a village in Haryana's Jind district on Wednesday allegedly defied COVID-19 lockdown norms with some of them marching through the streets and giving various reasons for their actions.